Social Problems and Responsibility Perspectives
Mikle D DeShazer
University of Oklahoma
Crime, Criminality and Social Perspectives
Crime is the act of breaking a law which can result in punishment, those whom commit crimes or violate social norms are said to be part of the criminal element.
The two main categories of crime are property and violent crimes. Property crimes can involve damage or theft of property and are among the most common types of crimes in the United States. Violent crime involves harm or the attempted harm to a person such as rape, assault, strong arm robbery (robbery by force) or homicide. Other crimes can include traffic violation such as speeding or running a red-light.
Not all crimes involve an action, some …show more content…
Consequently, not thinking of themselves as criminal offenders, instead denying the criminality of their actions this is common among white-collar crime offenders. The phrase "white-collar crime" was first used by Edwin Sutherland, whom concluded that “white-collar crime is nonviolent crime committed for financial gain by business professionals, politicians, and other people in positions where they have gained the trust of those who they serve. Goff, C. H.( 1982) There are two points of view that are often used to compare crime perspectives.
(Schmalleger, F. 2015) The social responsibility perspective and The social problems perspective. The social responsibility perspective focuses on the reasons for committing crime, which is increasingly popular when the fear of crime heightened. Supporters of the social responsibility perspective often emphasis individual choice and tend to believe that social programs do not help with solving the problem of crime and claim that a certain number of people, for whatever reasons enjoy committing …show more content…
J., & Lamport Commons, M. 2015) supports the social problems perspective, Maslow's hierarchy involves human needs, Maslow stated that people are motivated to achieve certain needs and some needs take precedence over others. For example, the most basic need of perceived survival will always come first often dictating behavior and views. Once that level is fulfilled the next level up is sought after, and so on. Maslow also uses a behavioral matrix which helps with understanding the hierarchy model such as the primary and secondary needs that reinforce other needs in each stage. The primary needs are basic such as food, sleep, and social stimuli. The secondary needs are paired with the primary to reinforce the perceived need. For example, money being paired happiness social advertisements of things that claim to create social acceptance, give the appearance of stability and
Mikle D DeShazer
University of Oklahoma
Crime, Criminality and Social Perspectives
Crime is the act of breaking a law which can result in punishment, those whom commit crimes or violate social norms are said to be part of the criminal element.
The two main categories of crime are property and violent crimes. Property crimes can involve damage or theft of property and are among the most common types of crimes in the United States. Violent crime involves harm or the attempted harm to a person such as rape, assault, strong arm robbery (robbery by force) or homicide. Other crimes can include traffic violation such as speeding or running a red-light.
Not all crimes involve an action, some …show more content…
Consequently, not thinking of themselves as criminal offenders, instead denying the criminality of their actions this is common among white-collar crime offenders. The phrase "white-collar crime" was first used by Edwin Sutherland, whom concluded that “white-collar crime is nonviolent crime committed for financial gain by business professionals, politicians, and other people in positions where they have gained the trust of those who they serve. Goff, C. H.( 1982) There are two points of view that are often used to compare crime perspectives.
(Schmalleger, F. 2015) The social responsibility perspective and The social problems perspective. The social responsibility perspective focuses on the reasons for committing crime, which is increasingly popular when the fear of crime heightened. Supporters of the social responsibility perspective often emphasis individual choice and tend to believe that social programs do not help with solving the problem of crime and claim that a certain number of people, for whatever reasons enjoy committing …show more content…
J., & Lamport Commons, M. 2015) supports the social problems perspective, Maslow's hierarchy involves human needs, Maslow stated that people are motivated to achieve certain needs and some needs take precedence over others. For example, the most basic need of perceived survival will always come first often dictating behavior and views. Once that level is fulfilled the next level up is sought after, and so on. Maslow also uses a behavioral matrix which helps with understanding the hierarchy model such as the primary and secondary needs that reinforce other needs in each stage. The primary needs are basic such as food, sleep, and social stimuli. The secondary needs are paired with the primary to reinforce the perceived need. For example, money being paired happiness social advertisements of things that claim to create social acceptance, give the appearance of stability and